this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] return2ozma 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

“Family offices typically have a goal of preserving wealth,” he said. “Our goal is preserving your health. After the age of 24 you’re a depreciating asset health-wise. So we aim to decrease the slope of the curve for as long as possible.”

Saying the quiet part out loud.

[–] Gigan 13 points 10 months ago

“Our goal is preserving your health. After the age of 24 you’re a depreciating asset health-wise. So we aim to decrease the slope of the curve for as long as possible.”

That is kind of a depressing way to phrase it, but it's kind of true from a biology perspective. People's overall health doesn't normally peak after that point.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

You age more from 24 to 30 than you do from 40 to 50.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 12 points 10 months ago

Tens or hundreds of millions-aires. No couple with a half million dollar house and $250k each in retirement savings going to have a private doctor.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I know doctors who make way more than that!

[–] sachabe 5 points 10 months ago

40k is the standard annual subscription for each of his "members", not his salary. He claims he serves 1000 families and has 135 people in his staff.

[–] Sam_Bass 1 points 10 months ago

40k a year isnt all that much really